Review of Elvis (2022) by Charles Bramesco for The Playlist — 26 May 2022
Luhrmann sees the chief utility of Elvis (or “Booby,” as his loved ones called him) as a pedestal for his everything-all-the-time maximalism, the King of Rock and Roll’s taste for excess in harmony with the Aussie auteur’s desire to shove shock-and-awe cinematic effect down his viewers’ throats until we choke to death on whip zooms.
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This review of Elvis (2022) was written by Charles Bramesco and published by The Playlist on 26 May 2022.
Elvis has generally received positive reviews.
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